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Review Just say I dont to Bride Wars
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Audiovox to expand availability of TV on the road
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Congo rebel faction denounces Nkunda as leader
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Arabs put Hamas in UN draft, West offers own text
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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New US-led naval force to battle Somali pirates
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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How many scorpions? London Zoo does critter count
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill
Southern Ledger - January 8, 2009
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Global News Archive for September 2004:
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School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World
The brutal school siege in Russia has sparked an unusual round of self-criticism and introspection in the Muslim and Arab world...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
U.S. Planes Hit Rebel Stronghold in Falluja
U.S. planes struck a militant stronghold that has recently been coordinating attacks against coalition forces...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
U.S. to Propose New U.N. Strategy on Sudan
The draft resolution threatens sanctions on the country's oil industry and expands an African Union force monitoring violence...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
3 Americans Urge Dropping of Charges They Ran Afghan Jail
Lawyers for two of the defendants said today that they had asked the U.S. ambassador to request the Afghan authorities drop the charges...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
Wall Street star Quattrone jailed
Frank Quattrone, once one of Wall Street's most celebrated bankers, is jailed for obstruction of justice...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
New batteries aid climate battle
A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Spammers given boot by net host
A campaign by anti-spam groups has persuaded a large US net service provider to ban spammers using its network...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Redwood returns to Tory frontline
Ex-Cabinet minister John Redwood is joining the Tory shadow cabinet as Michael Howard re-jigs his top team...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Solihull Land Rover jobs saved
Managers and unions at the Land Rover plant in Solihull agree a plan aimed at improving its performance, safeguarding 8,000 jobs...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Italy works to free Iraq hostages
Italy is sending an envoy to the Middle East to work for the release of two women aid workers seized in Iraq...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Child sex case to be reviewed
The Attorney General reviews the possible leniency of a sentence given to a man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Football: England beat Poland
Jermain Defoe is on target as England beat Poland in the World Cup qualifier in Katowice...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Tennis: Rain hits Henman bid
Tim Henman's US Open quarter-final match against Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty is delayed by bad weather...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
US steps up pressure over Darfur
The US presents a new draft UN resolution to pressure Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
China begins major flood clean-up
Residents in south-western China begin cleaning up after floods and landslides left 172 people dead...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Guantanamo prisoner to be freed
A tribunal rules for the first time that a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay should be freed...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Iran faces 'nuclear ultimatum'
Iran is likely to be given an ultimatum to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, top UK officials say...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
'Hundreds of PSNI reserve retained'
Chief Constable Hugh Orde makes his decision on the future of the full-time police reserve...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Sheriff suspended pending inquiry
A sheriff who presides over Scotland's pilot youth court faces an investigation into his fitness for office...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Racism 'common' in city, claim
Racist abuse and violence is common in Swansea, claim family and friends of an Iraqi Kurdish man murdered in the city...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Milburn returns to Cabinet role
Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn is back in the Cabinet and Alan Johnson is named Work and Pensions Secretary...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Russia targets top Chechen rebels
Moscow offers a $10m bounty for Chechen rebels as it threatens to strike their bases "anywhere" after Beslan...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Reshuffle talks centre on Milburn
Talks are continuing about Alan Milburn's possible return to the Cabinet in a wider reshuffle...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Solar capsule crashes into Earth
The Genesis sample-return capsule crashes into the Earth at high speed after its drogue parachute fails to open...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Two year delay for hunting ban
MPs are to vote on banning hunting with dogs within days - but any ban will be deferred by two years...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Power price rises rile watchdogs
Energy customers are urged to switch suppliers after Npower follows the lead of rival British Gas by announcing big price increases...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Body found on beach identified
A body washed up last year on the Isle of Wight is believed to be that of Charanjit Kaur, mother-in-law of killed millionaire Amarjit Chohan...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Cricket: Murali upset over awards
Muttiah Muralitharan says he was ignored for the ICC's World Test XI because of his bowling action...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Golf: Monty confident for Cup bid
Colin Montgomerie believes Europe's 2004 Ryder Cup team has unprecedented strength in depth...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Ugandan army ends hostage drama
Shots are fired as Ugandan troops storm the water ministry to free two women taken hostage...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
China's Three Gorges dam on alert
China's vast Three Gorges dam remains on high alert as flooding kills at least 160 people in the south-west...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Bush laments loss of life in Iraq
US President George Bush pays tribute to US soldiers killed in Iraq as the death toll tops 1,000...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Nineteen die in Turkey mine fire
At least 19 workers have died and 17 have been injured in a mine fire in Turkey Rescuers are checking for other survivors...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Civilians die in Pakistan clash
Six Pakistani civilians die in a shoot-out between troops and militants near the Afghan border, the army says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Shafilea police searching homes
Police search a number of properties in Bradford in connection with the murder of Cheshire teenager Shafilea Ahmed...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Shots fired at police station
A gunman opens fire with an automatic rifle on a police station in Londonderry, narrowly missing civilians...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Date is set for Holyrood report
Lord Fraser says he will publish his report into the new Scottish Parliament building on 15 September...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
City vigil for Iraqi murder victim
An Iraqi Kurd killed in Swansea city centre thought he was safe after escaping torture under Saddam Hussein, a friend says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
BA to sell off 18% Qantas stake
BA is to sell its stake in Australian airline Qantas and will use the cash raised to cut its debts, the airline announces...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Pensioners pile pressure on MPs
Pensioners lobby for more cash amid speculation over who will take over government pensions policy...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Mental health plans are 'diluted'
The government waters down plans to allow the enforced treatment of potentially dangerous mental health patients...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Texting teens use SMS for help
Talking to youngsters in the language of text could prove an invaluable way of increasing their access to services...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Mobo drops 'homophobic' artists
Reggae stars Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel lose their Music of Black Origin award nominations...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Golf: Torrance rates Cup chances
Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance tells BBC Sport playing in America will boost Europe's hopes...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Tennis: Umpire sidelined
The umpire who upset Serena Williams will not officiate again at this year's US Open...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Priest 'held 600 fake marriages'
South African police arrest a priest in Pretoria for allegedly conducting at least 600 fake marriages in the past year...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Tunnel fire traps Turkish workers
More than 20 workers are trapped inside a mountain tunnel by a fire at a mine in northern Turkey...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Israeli tanks enter north Gaza
At least 20 Israeli tanks accompanied by bulldozers and attack helicopters seal off parts of northern Gaza...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Nepal premier seeks Indian help
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba heads to India to solicit crucial support in tackling a deadly Maoist insurgency...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Murdered pair 'stabbed not shot'
A couple murdered at their home in Liverpool had been stabbed and not shot, a post mortem shows...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
'Shot' fired in pensioner's home
A 71-year-old man is treated for shock after a blank shot is fired during an attack at his east Belfast home...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Sturgeon faces Holyrood showdown
Nicola Sturgeon prepares to lead the SNP during First Minister's Questions at the new Holyrood building...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Murdered man 'thought he was safe'
An Iraqi Kurd man killed in Swansea city centre thought he was safe after escaping torture in Iraq, his friend says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Ford to rule on Land Rover plant
Workers at Land Rover's Solihull plant in the West Midlands will learn at a meeting on Wednesday whether their jobs are safe...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Kinnock issues reshuffle warning
Alan Milburn should think "hard and deep" about returning to frontline politics, says former Labour leader Neil Kinnock...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
'Improve' care for long-term ill
Care for people with chronic disease must be improved, a manifesto published by leading health organisations says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Teachers 'not happy' with parents
Families should do more to ensure children behave well and work hard at school, a survey of teachers says...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Met Office unveils supercomputer
The Met Office is celebrating 150 years by unveiling a new supercomputer which they predict will put them at the forefront of weather forecasting...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Russian siege footage: Your reaction
Russia has offered $10m reward for information leading to the arrest of two Chechen leaders. Send us your views...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
$10m bounty offered for Chechen rebels
Russia says it will pay $10m for details leading to the arrest of top Chechen rebels following the Beslan siege...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Genesis probe heads home
The Genesis probe, which left Earth in 2001 to gather particles blown off the Sun, returns its samples...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Concern grows for Italy hostages
Concern mounts for two female Italian aid workers seized at gunpoint with two Iraqi colleagues in Baghdad...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Guernsey bank 'in coup plot link'
A Guernsey bank is asked to provide information that could be linked to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Mental health bill unveiled
Concessions to plans to allow the enforced treatment of potentially dangerous mental health patients is made...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
David celebrates 500th birthday
The 500th aniversary of the unveiling of Michelangelo's David is celebrated in Florence...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Football: Eriksson remains calm
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists he does not fear the sack if England lose against Poland...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of Iraq
As U.S. deaths in Iraq reached 1,000, Pentagon officials said insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
Battles in Baghdad Slum Leave 40 Iraqis and a G.I. Dead
The fighting ended a cease-fire declared by the Mahdi Army, which has challenged the U.S. presence in the Baghdad slum...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
Russia Grieves for Children and Putin Vents His Fury
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Moscow to mourn the children who were murdered in a school siege in Beslan...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
Bogotá Says Army Killed Union Chiefs
Colombia has said that soldiers, not Marxist rebels as the army had contended, killed three union leaders last month...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
Milosevic Loses Director Role in His Own Courtroom Drama
Two British lawyers took up their posts as the defense lawyers for Slobodan Milosevic, who was declared unfit to defend himself...
New York Times - September 8, 2004
China flood deaths mount to 161
At least 161 people die in floods in south-west China as the Three Gorges dam is on alert for a huge flood surge...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Israeli tanks 'enter north Gaza'
Palestinian witnesses say at least 20 Israeli tanks backed by two helicopters have rolled into north Gaza...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Straw to step up Darfur pressure
Jack Straw calls on the UN to set out clear steps the Sudanese government must take to end the crisis in Darfur...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Bill for elderly care could soar
The cost of providing long-term care for the elderly could soar by the middle of this century, experts warn...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
'Open all hours' plan for schools
The government wants to keep schools open longer - to provide more childcare and welfare services...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Noah's Ark plan from top Moon man
The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
US death toll in Iraq tops 1,000
The number of US troops killed in Iraq since the invasion 18 months ago passes 1,000 amid a surge in fighting...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Tories outline scrapped fees plan
The Tories plan to abolish all university fees, including the proposed top-up fees, but plan higher rates on loans...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Pensioners to take protest to MPs
Hundreds of pensioners are to lobby MPs amid speculation over who will take over government pensions policy...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Stone appeals against conviction
The man serving life for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell begins a second bid to have his conviction quashed...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Revised mental health plan due
The government makes a fresh attempt to bring in new mental health laws but some plans may be watered down...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Hurricane Ivan lashes Grenada
Hurricane Ivan flattens homes and power lines in Grenada before gaining strength as it heads to Jamaica...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
Tennis: Capriati wins epic
Jennifer Capriati beats fellow American and rival Serena Williams to reach the last four of the US Open...
BBC News - September 8, 2004
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